UT Austin GMMA Idea 1 Proof of Concept

Inspiration

We were inspired to participate in a hackathon to practice real world programming. We wanted to see how it was, and how we apply what little we learned in the classroom to real world problems.

What it does

The project requires two documents : The point document as well as the attendance document for that week. The java program compares each name from those who attended to those in the general database, and gives them a point based on the week.

How I built it

I used the apache directory for Java and used it to read and write directly in the excel files.

Challenges I ran into

I kept having a problem where the file would corrupt due to the program trying to read and write at the same time. I also had a problem where the file would corrupt due to the attempted reading of a null statement. This was a difficult to solve and in the end we had to receive help from a mentor in order to get everything working.

Accomplishments that I'm proud of

I finished the project and learned how to use the apache directory.

What I learned

How to use the apache directory as well as the catch try command.

What's next for UT Austin GMMA Idea 1 Proof of Concept

The next step would be to develop it using google script so it can be entirely automated, however, none of us knew how to use google script or how it functions.

Built With

• java